Russian irredentism

Kyiv did not provide more precise information regarding the counteroffensive, reports Reuters.
The governor of the Luhansk region, Serhii Gaidai, announced to Ukrainian television, without specifying the locations, that "the counterattack is underway" and the forces of Kyiv "are having some success", but did not provide more information.

Russia said on Sept. 5 that it blacklisted 25 U.S. citizens including Hollywood actors Ben Stiller and Sean Penn, in response to sanctions from the United States.

Western capitals, including Washington, have slapped Russia with a slew of unprecedented sanctions its over its offensive in pro-Western Ukraine.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Ukraine published a photo with the raising of the Ukrainian flag over Visokopilya in the Kherson region

In early August, Russian soldier Pavel Filatyev spoke about the conflict in Ukraine, in his testimony published on his profile on the social network VKontakte.
He then fled Russia.
Pavel Filatyev is the first active member of the Russian army who publicly criticized the invasion of Ukraine and left the country.

For days, the two sides have been accusing each other of shelling the area around the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia.
Energodar authorities claim that a Ukrainian drone was shot down over the nuclear plant. Previously, the Russian Ministry reported that Ukrainian forces fired nine shells at the nuclear power plant.

The sense of dread deepened Tuesday in Ukraine because of warnings that Russia may try to spoil the country's Independence Day holiday and mark the war's six-month point with intensified attacks.

Two weeks after his second meeting this summer with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan again demanded that Russia return the annexed Crimea to Ukraine.

Emmanuel Macron today called on the participants of the second "Crimean Platform" summit not to show weakness in relations with Russia and not to compromise with that country.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Partisans claimed responsibility for the Assassination on Darya Dugina

The daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologist who is often referred to as "Putin's brain" was killed when her car exploded on the outskirts of Moscow, officials said Sunday.

The Investigative Committee branch for the Moscow region said the Saturday night blast was caused by a bomb planted in the SUV driven by Daria Dugina.